Meditation practice is an over 2,500 year-old tradition in Buddhism. Practiced and tested by countless individuals who have achieved amazing levels of concentration, insight and freedom from the root cause of all suffering, ignorance. At the Garden of One Thousand Buddhas, from a lineage of the great masters of India and Tibet including our own…
Namchak Khen Rinpoche at the Garden of One Thousand Buddhas Sunday March 31, 2-5 p.m. Introduction to Tantrayana otherwise known as Mantrayana or the Vajrayana is the topic of this talk. It is the Resultant Vehicle, because the path is no longer based on establishing the cause, but identifying directly with the fruition (Buddhahood). Tantra begins with the view that…
Namchak Khen Rinpoche at Hot House Yoga, Downtown Missoula, 127 N. Higgins Street March 30, 2019, 2 – 5 p.m. Khen Rinpoche will go over the entire Buddhist path. The Buddhist path according to the ancient school of Tibetan Buddhism, the Nyingmapa school, has three vehicles and nine divisions within those three of practice and…
‘When we take our first steps on the Path, we are not yet capable of helping others. To accomplish the good of others, we must first perfect ourselves, by purifying and transforming our minds. This is the aim of what we call the preliminary practices, which establish the foundations of all spiritual progress.’ – Dilgo…
Khen Rinpoche is back to the garden after a long trip from Nepal – the garden is about to awaken again for spring! Photo from the Missoula airport yesterday.
The Garden of One Thousand Buddhas instagram #ewambuddhagarden was featured this week at Glacier National Park’s instagram #glaciernationalpark. Glacier National Park is located approximately 2 1/2 hours from the garden and is one of the most spectacular parks in the country. Going to the sun road in the park is a drive through some of…
As the days get brighter and longer, the very first signs of spring begin to emerge. At the end of March our Abbott is back from the temple in India for a very full season of classes and retreats that will run through fall. We have just released the spring schedule, all events through the…
Grand Opening of Ewam Monastery and Temple in Silguri India. Photo of Tulku Sang-Ngag Rinpoche, Terton Pedgyal Yangsi Rinpoche and Khen Rinpoche.
We are excited to bring the amazing world of Buddhist history, Tibetan language and meditation to downtown Missoula and online this winter. Check our schedule for all the details. Khen Rinpoche just arrived to India for the many events happening at Ewam centers in Asia. The garden while much more quiet still has a steady…
Sunday November 18th, 2:30 – 4:30 – Khen Rinpoche will teach on and bestow the Refuge vows. To take refuge is to formally enter and commit to the Buddhist path. We take refuge in the Buddha as the one who achieved awakening, the dharma as the teachings that lead to wisdom, and the sangha as…